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Black Panther Wins the Weekend for the Fifth Time in a Row

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Brett

Black Panther again won the weekend making it five in a row. It’s the first film to do that since Avatar in 2009. It also crossed $600 million domestically, the seventh film to do so. With an estimated $27 million, the film now stands at $605.4 million domestically. The film is $18 million shy of passing Marvel’s The Avengers at the domestic box office at which point it’ll be the highest grossing superhero movie of all-time. The film still has a bit to go to gain that title for worldwide totals. There it’s $400 million shy.

Internationally, Black Panther earned $30 million which pushes its foreign box office to $577.1 million. Worldwide the film has earned $1.183 billion.

In second place was Tomb Raider which brought in an estimated $23.5 million domestically. Overseas, the film is now in 65 territories and earned $84.5 million bringing its foreign box office total to $102.5 million. Its grand total is $126 million off of a $94 million budget. The previous two Tomb Raider films earned $274.7 million and $156.5 million with similar budgets.

In third place was another new film, I Can Only Imagine. The “faith-based” film earned an estimated $17.1 million off of a $7 million budget. That was earned off of 1,629 locations with an impressive $10,476 per theater average.

A Wrinkle in Time dropped to fourth from last week’s second place. It added an estimated $16.6 million to its domestic total to bring that to $61.1 million domestically. Worldwide the film has earned $71.7 million.

Wrapping up the top five was Love, Simon which earned an estimated $11.5 million off of a $17 million budget.

In other comic related films…

The Death of Stalin expanded into 32 theaters bringing in an estimated $580,576 to bring its total to $843,967. Per theater the film earned $18,143 a weekend best.

This coming weekend sees the opening of Pacific Rim: Uprising which we’ll see if it can defeat Kaiju as well as Black Panther.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into the results for the various comic adaptations in theaters.

Black Panther Wins The Weekend Again and Crosses $1 Billion

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Brett

Black Panther was won the weekend for the fourth straight weekend a first for a movie part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film earned an estimated $41.1 million domestically and it now has earned $562 million domestically.

The film also debuted in China, its final major market. There it opened with an estimated $66.5 million. Internationally the film earned an estimated $100 to bring its foreign earnings to $516.6 million.

The film has earned $1.079 billion. It’s the second highest domestic total ever for a comic adaptation, behind Marvel’s The Avengers. It’s ranked #7 overall not adjusted for inflation. When it comes to worldwide total, the film is just $6 million behind The Dark Knight Rises and is currently #21 for all films released also not adjusted for inflation. There it’s #6 for comic adaptations.

In second place was A Wrinkle in Time which debuted with an estimated $33.3 million. The studio expectation was $35 million and it’s believed that Black Panther’s dominance hurt this film. It also earned $6.3 million at the foreign box office where it opened up in about 14% of markets with many more to come.

In third place was another film, Strangers: Prey at Night which earned an estimated $10.5 million.

Red Sparrow was in fourth place with an estimated $8.15 million which brought its domestic total to $31.1 million after ten days. Worldwide the film has earned $82.9 million.

Finishing off the top five was Game Night which earned an estimated $7.9 million over three days. Domestically the film has earned $45 million after three weeks and globally it has earned about $70 million.

The Death of Stalin debuted in four theaters earning $181,308. The film has a comic adaptation tied with it which was released before the film debuted.

Thor: Ragnarok continued to bring in money earning $41,000 to bring its domestic total to $315 million and $853.9 million worldwide.

We’ll be back in an hour for a deeper dive into comic adaptations at the movies.

Black Panther Repeats, Crosses $500 Million Domestically, and Nears $900 Million Worldwide

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Brett

Black Panther pulled off the three-peat continuing to dominate the movie market worldwide. The film earned an estimated $65.7 million over the weekend pushing the film over the $500 million mark domestically. It has earned $501.1 million in 17 days, the third fastest a film has crossed the $500 million mark. That tied Jurassic World and one day behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The film is also the tenth highest grossing domestic release of all time and third highest comic adaptation domestically.

The film also added $56.2 million internationally. Overseas it has earned $396.6 million and now is at $897.7 million worldwide. The film opened in Japan with $4.2 million including previews. The film opens in China this coming weekend.

We’ll have more on where the film stands in an hour.

Two new films took second and third…

Red Sparrow came in second with an estimated $17 million which is about estimations. The film also earned $26.5 million internationally. The film received a “B” CinemaScore. The film had a reported budget of $69 million.

In third place was Death Wish, the remake of the Charles Bronson classic. The film earned an estimated $13 million and received a “B+” CinemaScore. The film had a reported budget of $30 million.

In fourth place was Game Night which dropped from last weekend’s second. The film earned an estimated $10.7 million to bring its total to $33.5 million domestically and $49.5 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top five was Peter Rabbit and earned an estimated $10 million. The film stands at $84 million domestically and $101.9 million worldwide.

In other comic film earnings….

Thor: Ragnarok earned an estimated $124,000 to bring its domestic total to $315 million. Worldwide the film has earned $853.8 million.

This coming weekend sees the release of A Wrinkle in Time which should give Black Panther a run for the top of the box office.

Review: Morning Glories #44

Posted on March 24, 2015 by

Morning Glories has much in common with some of the more mind-bending ongoing stories in popular fiction, and this issue encapsulates one of those trends. Although the previous issues have turned the focus back to Casey and her group of colleagues as she attempts to be voted in as student president, this issue ignores her altogether and focuses on Dr. Richmond and her maternal role in bringing up Vanessa. The change is a bit of a disappointment in terms of the telling of the binding narrative, but it also functions well to add in some more depth to the occurrences within the academy.

The two aren’t biologically mother and daughter, and her role is one of support to Abraham, who aims to take down the Morning Glories Academy by some unmentioned plot. This issue is mostly devoid of immediate clues which will reveal what is going to happen, instead giving some background into some of the characters. At the same time there are nice references here, specifically to a Wrinkle in Time, a book which could be easily linked to the happenings at the Morning Glories Academy. By the end of this issue it is possible to see where the developments might lead, but for now this serves more as a snapshot of the connection between two characters

As always with this series it is hard to judge the individual issue. Some are a bit more engaging but have fewer answers, and some are more sedate but contain more clues. If there is any problem at all with this issue it is that it serves as a distraction to the developments of the previous issue which are likely to be resolved soon enough (as it fits the pattern for the trade paperbacks). This issue is nonetheless an important one, as are they all, to unlocking the truth behind the Morning Glories Academy, and as with all of the others, would fit better in the overall tapestry of the series, once all of the secrets are revealed.

Story: Nick Spencer Art: Joe Eisma
Story: 8.4 Art: 8.4 Overall: 8.4 Recommendation: Buy

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